Thai Protesters Reach Government, Police HQ as Police Withdraw

Thai opposition protesters have reached government and police headquarters in Bangkok after security forces pulled back, saying they did not want a confrontation. The protesters encountered no resistance Tuesday outside the Government House, which holds the prime minister's office, and the metropolitan police facilities. Earlier, police removed barbed-wire barricades outside the buildings in what is being seen as a change of strategy following days of violent clashes with...

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